Journal-bearing.



L. MCKAY.

JOURNAL BEARING.

.APPLIGATION FILED 0017,1911

1,5,86@. Patented F8114, 1913 I 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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L. MGKAY.

JOURNAL BEARING.

APPLICATION P-ILED 00'1"], 1911.

1,052,360, A Patentad F9194 i913.

2 SHEETSBHEET 2.

ment, such. as a shaft, a.

LEE MQKAY, OF DE SOTO, MISSOURI.

JOURNAL-BEARING.

Application filed Gctooer 7, 1911, Serial No. 653,348.

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't known that l, lvlcliar, a citizen certain novel and useful improvements in antidriction journal bearings adapted to be employed for receiving a revolving cle be or the like, the device being especially applicable as a bearii p for the axles of railway cars and similar heavy structures.

la the present instance, it is my purpose to provide a device of the class described which will embody the desired features of simplicity, strength, etllciency and durability.

l urthermore, aim to provide an antifriction journal bearing, wherein lubricating cavities or recesses are formed in the journal casing which are designed to .be tilled with a non-fluid oil or graphite or other lubricating material so that the bearing will be at all times lubricated thereby avoiding the liability of crystallized ournals and, further reducing the accidents incident to lack oi": lubrication.

Still a further object of the invention is to provide a journal in which component parts may be readily assembled in position for use and which journal may be readily placed in the ordinary journal box such as is comi'uonly carried by the drum or railway ties.

With 1e above-recited objects, and others of a sim lar nature in View, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arr-ap 1611i of parts, set forth in and talliug will in the scope of the appended claim.

In tl' clacnon panying drawingz- Fig'ure l is a longiiiulin al vertical sectional view of a journal boa, showing the position oi? the axle and my improved anti-friction bearing applied then o. F E3 is a view, partly in ele- 1 a ration and partly in section of my improved anti-friction bearing, the sectional view he transversely and vertically hrouch the axle and bearing Fig. 3 is a p plan view the casing for the bearing. lis a detail perspective view of one oi he roller bearing sleeves.

Referring now to the accompanyingdraw" lug taken Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb, 4i, i 5913.

ing in detail, the nume-al 1 indicates an ordinary type of railway car axle while 2 de ignates the usual form of journal box. lv'ithin said journal box and bearing against the axle is adapted to be placed my improved anti-friction journal bearing which, in the present instance comprises a box or casing 1 of any suitable material, such as brass, malleable metal or the like. The top of this casing is formed with a series of cavities or recesses 3, which are adapted to be filled or packed with a lubricant of a non-fluid nature, such as graphite and a non-fluid oil, the cavities or openings communicating with the interior portion of the hearing.

The boxing or casing is provided with longitudinally extending grooves i partly circular in cross section and suitably spaced apart, each of said grooves being designed to receive a metal sleeve 5, also partly circular in cross section, said sleeve being preferably formed of hardened steel and provided. with openings or passages 6 communicating with the recesses or cavities containing the lubricant, so that such lubricant may pass through the passages 6 into contact with the bearing rollers 7 lying in the sleeves. It will, of course, be understood that each sleeve carries a bearing roller so that in the structure shown in the present instance there are two of these bearing rollers 7 which are preferably constructed or turned from niachines and extend longitudinally of the box or casing, although it will be understood that any suitable number of bearing rollers may be employed. The flange 9 of the car axle projects beyond the casing l, the latter being retained in position'on the axle between the flange 9 and the shoulder 10. In order to hold the sleeve against turning or rotation in the grooved portion of the ca. ing", 1 provide vertically extending pins 11 which pass through the casing and into apertures or bores 12 formed in each sleeve. By such an arrangement, the pins hold the sleeves from turning While the bearing rollers are free to rotate or revolve in their respective sleeves.

From the above descriptiomialien in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and manner of employing my improved journal bearings, especially upon reference to Fig, 1, will be apj'la-rent. it will be noted that the hearing will be easily and continuously lubricated by the body of lubricant placed within the lubrieetiiig cavities or recesses, the lubricant flowing through the communicating apertures or passages in the sleeve to the roller bearings. It will further be seen that I employ relatively fie'w parts in the construction 01? my hearing s0 that the cost of manufacture of such bearing is reduced. to a minimum.

While I have herein shown and described one articular embodiment of my invention,

I Wish it to lee unerstoeci that 1 do not limit myself to all the precise details (if construct-ion herein set forth, as inedification and variationfmaybe made Without depart messes eeQtiQIiai configuration corresponding to the shape of the grebves and in epen communieation with. the pockets, sad casing and sleeves being previcled "wilii slix in Openings, pins in said openings andholding the Infirement, end bearing rollers mists-lily nio'uxiteil within said sleeves. In testimony whereof I efix my signal-are in presence of two witnesses.

LEE MCKAY. Witnesses:

G O. M. MeGrm, H. T. MeKAY.

sleeves against retary and lengitudinal 

